"Incidence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
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D015994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.375 N01.224.935.597.500 N06.850.505.400.975.525.375 N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidence" by people in Profiles.
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Spatiotemporal Correlation Analysis for the Incidence of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer From 2010 to 2019: Ecological Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Jan 29; 11:e66655.
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Analysis the Burden of Breast Cancer Among Adolescents and Young Adults Using the Global Burden of Disease 2021. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar; 32(3):2056-2069.
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Sleep disturbance in patients with cirrhosis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. BMC Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 28; 24(1):381.
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Increases the Risk of Severe Infection: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Liver Int. 2025 Apr; 45(4):e16136.
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Incidence of Corneal Adverse Events in Children Wearing Soft Contact Lenses. Eye Contact Lens. 2023 May 01; 49(5):204-211.
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Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2022 Aug; 71:103244.
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Pediatric Microbial Keratitis With Overnight Orthokeratology in Russia. Eye Contact Lens. 2021 07 01; 47(7):420-425.
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The Risks and Benefits of Myopia Control. Ophthalmology. 2021 11; 128(11):1561-1579.
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Prenatal and early-life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine increased the risk of tuberculosis in adulthood across two generations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Nov 03; 117(44):27549-27555.
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Risk of pneumonia associated with atypical antipsychotic use in nursing home residents with Parkinson's disease. J Psychiatr Res. 2019 10; 117:116-121.